10 Most Underrated Video Games Of 2017

by Josh Brown

1. Prey

Prey game
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Between The Evil Within 2, Wolfenstein 2 and Prey, Bethesda have had an amazing year. However, it's the latter of those titles which was the most impressive, indulging in MetroidVania influences in a way that made the map itself an intriguing puzzle to solve.

Consequently, simply exploring Prey's terrifying space station is enough to make it one of the most memorable games of the year, as no two people will make their way through it the same. Depending on how you build your character, interact with the environment and use your imagination, each new puzzle has a dozen ways to be solved, marking the reboot out as far more complex than your standard sci-fi shooter.

When it comes to sheer surprises, there was no game released this year that managed to constantly pull the rug out from under players like Prey, and its sci-fi throwback mentality not only made it the most underrated game of the year, but one of the best games of 2017 period.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.